Kent A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Kent.
When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname (if they have one).
This quiz is about the historic county, which encompasses territory now part of the ceremonial county of Greater London.
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A
Village famous for its 19th-century gang of smugglers
Aldington
B
Archbishop of C who was assassinated in 1170
Thomas Becket
C
City; archbishopric; pilgrimage destination
Canterbury
D
Famous for its white cliffs
Dover
E
Train service that crosses Kent en-route to France
Eurostar
F
Seaside town home to one end of the Channel Tunnel
Folkestone
G
Nickname referring to the county's agriculture and greenery
Garden of England
H
Legendary founders of the Kingdom of Kent
Hengest | Horsa
I
What Thanet used to be
Island
J
Germanic people who settled in the 400s
Jutes
K
Demonym for those from west of the M
Kentishman / Kentishmaid
L
Who the RAF fought in the skies over Kent in 1940
Luftwaffe
M
Large river that empties into the Thames estuary
Medway
N
The UK's oldest brewery in Faversham
Shepherd Neame
O
Scientific landmark in Greenwich
Royal Observatory
P
Native American woman buried at Gravesend
Pocahontas
Q
Port town on S
Queenborough
R
Wetland area in the south; known for smuggling
Romney Marsh
S
Island captured by the Dutch in 1667
Sheppey
T
Rebellion leader who marched from C to London in 1381
Wat Tyler
U
Naval fort on the M near Chatham
Upnor Castle
V
British king H were said to have defeated in battle
Vortigern
W
Symbol of the county; depicted on its flag
White horse
Y
Village with a name that sounds like a miniature York
Yorkletts
Z
Racing driver who inspired Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Louis Zborowski
 
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